I’ve got a GX9 and a handful of prime lenses, but none are weatherproof.

I’ve got a ski trip planned and want to buy a relatively cheap secondhand body and lens combo. I don’t care about super-modern features but would like 16 megapixels.

I generally favour medium wide lenses.

Any suggestions?

Decided to dust off my old Lumix G7 and see what this little m43 camera is still capable of in 2026. Honestly, im so impressed with how well this 11 year old camera still holds up

Okay, it's a picture of cameras, boring. But after having mainly used the PEN-F, E-M1.2 and new PEN for informal general family photos on holiday, I offered to do photography at a family wedding.

None of them missed a beat.

The DJI 15mm F1.7 and PEN combination was fantastic. PEN-F and Olympus 45mm F1.8 was similar. Both were surprisingly good in lower light, although AF on the Oly 45mm was a little slower than the DJI 15mm.

E-M1.2 and 12-100 F4 is still my favourite combination, but I'm now convinced that the new PEN and DJI are going to be my EDC.

I am planning for a trip in India and I am carrying a Sigma 56mm f1.4 and PL 15mm f1.7 (No zoom at all).

Wanted to know what till be your top pick!

I'm a beginner to photography, and I feel like I started wrong. I instantly went down the gear route, looking for the absolute best I could afford for my use case. I jumped head first into paid event photography and had a knack for resale which fuelled my gas further. This left me with 3 cameras, an S5, G9, and em5.2. I kept the em5.2 around because it was the perfect 'everyday' camera, the one I was supposed to be using to get better at finding compositions in everyday life. It was going well for a while but I stopped taking it out with me. It didn't make sense, I bought it because it was beautiful, something I'd want hanging around all the time, but nonetheless I couldn't be bothered. My G9 continued to get the most use through my nature photography due to its incredible handling, and the S5 continues to get used when money is involved.

So when I saw this example on marketplace, I was intrigued, and impulse bought. Maybe it wont solve my problems, but all I know is that my first few photos using it got me hooked. And I will be selling the Em5.2 to fund rolls and development.

Howdy everyone! I'm brand new to photography, and over the last week or so I've been doing a lot of research on what camera I wanted to start with. I was hoping to get the camera and a lens for around $500, and had decided on getting the Lumix GX7 and just waiting for a good deal.

So this morning I hopped on facebook marketplace just to see what I could find in the area, and an all-black Pen for $450 was one of the first things that popped up! Obviously, I couldn't pass up a chance like that, so here we are lol

All it came with was the battery - no case, manual, charger, etc. so I'll definitely need to do a bit of accesorizing, but before that I need to find a lens. Since I'm already blowing my original budget, I wanna try to keep it around the $100 - $150 range.

I know I want to try my hand at macro photography, and generally lean more towards intimate framing rather than wider angles. I'm also hoping I can get a variable lens so I can play around with what focal length fits me best. Any suggestions?

Lastly, are there any good videos y'all would recommend for learning the fundamentals? I have a general idea of the sorts of looks I'm going for, but no idea what to change to get there, or more generally, what effects various factors have on the final result.

Thanks!

Good day M 4/3 friends.

TL/DR: Help me select a M4/3 setup for under $2,000 USD or talk me out of it.

The context:

I currently shoot Sony full frame for landscapes. While I love it for that use case, I don't love it for those times when photography is not the focus. I currently carry a Sony RX100 MV and while it is super small and all that, I just have not taken to it and I think the image quality increase from that sensor to M 4/3 would be noticeable.

My use case would be family events, work events, travel and adding to my backpack to carry with my every day to work, especially when I travel for work.

My questions for the group:

Do you think I am on the right track looking at M4/3 for this use case? Do I have GAS and should just try harder to love that Sony RX100V? Regarding M4/3

• I had Fujifilm and could look at going back to them but did not like how they seemed to be more focused on a camera as a status symbol or expensive jewelry
• The Sony apsc bodies seem too big

If you think this sounds like a way forward, what would you recommend? I love buying used in addition to new and while I would like to spend as little as I can, could budget up to $2,000 USD. I am just starting to explore and so far have been looking at:

1. For $999 USD, the new Pen looks amazing
2. Lumix GX9 with that tilting viewfinder
3. The Lumix GM5 is tiny, legendary but also commands that high price
4. Lumix L10: $1500 USD just feels like a ton of cash for a fixed lens camera

Olympus 4/3 on OM-DE-M5 with adapter 4/3 to M4/3 AF-S+M - ISO 200 - 1/500 - f/5.6 - 300mm

Check out my first attempt at Jaipur, India. Gear used: OM-5 and Leica 15mm f1.7.

I've seen a lot of reviews and comments that either say there are small gains in IQ with the Leica, or others say there is a big difference in IQ and quality of life features. Still, it boils down to the major price difference.

I can find used copies of the Lumix for around $150, and Leica for $300. Current in USD. Is the price difference now small enough to seriously consider the Leica over the Lumix?

OM-1 mkii w/150-400 f4.5 & OM Pen w/12mm f2

OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark I & OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm F3.5 Macro 2:1 IS PRO + Godox V860 III O + Trần Thế Ngọc’s MACRO Diffuser

I hadn't tried the pet AF on the PEN yet. Took advantage of the warm autumn weather to visit Houtong to see the cats.

Conclusion first: The AI pet AF on the PEN is pretty good.

Pros:

As long as the cat is facing the camera or its face is visible, it will focus on the cat's eyes or face. Fast recognition speed, which makes photographing cats much easier.

Cons:

When they are lying on their sides, it often focuses on their chubby bodies (causing me to get several shots focused on their butts).... Overall accuracy is still slightly behind the OM-3, and it still can't automatically detect all subjects seamlessly like Canon does.

Camera: OM SYSTEM PEN

Lens: OM 12-100mm F4 PRO

Full photo My blog post

Very beautiful bird native to Taiwan. One of my favorite along with Common Kingfisher.

Bought my first digital camera yesterday at Bic Camera and I spent all day today walking and shooting, at some point forgetting to also admire Tokyo Tower with my own eyes.. The first two were shot with a 20 dollar second hand Olympus 40-150 mm 1:4-5.6 that I scored at Kitamura camera

Just got this and have to say what a nice and good-to-use small camera. Had some old Olympus glass from my dad’s EPL2.

I’m coming from a Fuji XE3/Nikon d750 and have to say I’m very happy with the change. This body just works for me - even with larger hands. The weather sealing gives peace of mind and it is light and has lenses which are so easy to pack.

These picks are from a small Mountainbike Adventure in the Black Forest today.

Glad to have chosen the om 5, in part thanks to this community!

I finally upgraded to an OM System OM-5 II, so here's me celebrating the E-M10 with 20 photos. While the OM-5 II is certainly much better for stabilisation, low-light and computational photography among other minor upgrades, I do sometimes miss the lighter E-M10 and its longer battery life.

Panasonic G100D with 20mm 1.7 and 35-100mm 4-5.6.

From London's lime bike joust yesterday. Shot on Lumix GX7+ Mega OIS 14-45. I'm pretty much a beginner so any advice, especially in terms of editing is appreciated!

My Dad bought an EM-1 II to downsize from his Nikon Df, and I was really impressed what M43 could do, I then joined the 'M43 club' a few months ago, when I picked up a bundle of used Lumix gear.
As a long time Nikon user and Z6 owner, I did find the GF5 and GF1 with external EVF harder to use and not as engaging, but I loved the size and the small lenses that came with them.
As a long time SLR/DSLR user, I am definitely an eye level finder person; and anything other than my phone is hard to use in bright light with just a fixed rear screen.

The PZ 14-42 is a little gem, and perfect for taking everywhere, and that was the basis for searching out a compact travel camera with EVF.

The Z6 and 16-50 DX (24MP cropped to 10MP) combo was great, but still a little intrusive for a family holiday where there's little time to optimise things.

I looked on here, round the web, and too much time on YouTube and came to the conclusion that the Olympus EM-10 II that I had been looking at for a while wasn't what I needed. The viewfinder hump makes it harder to slide into a pocket in the same way as my Z6. The Z50 would be marginally smaller and have the same problem.

As I had bought into the Lumix side of things unintentionally, the obvious answer was the Lumix GX80/GX85.
I tried one in the last remaining local camera shop, but it was too expensive, and came with the 12-32mm lens which I didn't need. It was also all black, and i really liked the look of the version with the silver grey top plate.

After more research, I found one and it arrived a week before the Sicily trip; cutting it a bit fine!

It was in immaculate condition, has a screen protector fitted and was supplied with 2 batteries and a USB charger; perfect to travelling!
It also came with a hotshoe mounted thumb grip, making it really secure to hold.
The front grip is enough to hold the camera confidently, like the tiny GF5, and way better than the slippery GF1. For me, it didn't need an additional front grip that many have bought, I do have small hands though...